Hostages Safe In 2 Cases Gunmen Elude Posse In East
Plymouth County Sheriff said the n t o t i ng Coyle brothers of Philadelphia may have broken through a 300-strong cordon after holding up a liquor store and fleeing into swampland. William Sedgwick, held hostage in Philadelphia, was released after nearly 10 days with little food.
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Plymouth County
Adnah Harlow
Coyle Brothers
Philadelphia
John
William
Harlow
FBI
Carver
Cape Cod
William Sedgwick
St. Luke's Hospital
Bourne
Provincetown
Sedgwick
Roxborough
Doyles
Massachusetts
Man threatens to shoot Cox in Charleston standoff
Kenneth E. Adkins, 22, held his half sister Nyra Kennedy as hostage on a dark porch at 1511 Monroe St. He demanded Capt. Logan Cox appear for a gunfight. After 16 hours, officers stormed the house. Adkins surrendered and was jailed on kidnapping charges.
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Monroe St
Kenneth Eugene Adkins
Lifelss
Charleston
Logan Cox
Adkins
Cox
Walter Adkins
Virgil Kennedy
Kenneth E. Adkins
Nyra Jean Kennedy
Civil Defense Police
Coles County
Ralph Glenn
Glenn
Edgar County
Kennedy
Mervin Belleston
Attorne
Myra Kennedy
Nyra Kennedy
James Warpenburg
Charleston City
Paris
Springfield
Illinois House
Senate
C.L. McCormick
Vienna
Johnson
House
Paul Powell
Powell
Illinois Legislature Delays Tax Plan for Study
Springfield lawmakers delay action on a proposed state income tax and call for a bipartisan commission to study the issue over 18 months, aiming to draft a revenue amendment for the 1961 session and possibly the 1962 ballot. Gov. Stratton supports a flexible article and vows talks with legislative leaders.
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Illinois
House
Senate
General Assembly
Stratton
Illinois House
Joint Committee
Edward C. Eberspacher
Shelbyville
Noble W. Lee
Chicago
Law School
Herter and Gromyko Hold Surprise Berlin Talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Anrei Gromyko and U S Secretary of State Christian A Herter met unexpectedly at Gromyko's invitation to discuss the Berlin phase of the Big Four. The 70 minute meeting followed by a strategy session as Western ministers prepared to report on talks and possible summit options.
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John M. Hightower
Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
U. S
Christian A. Herter
Gromyko
Berlin
Herter
Selwyn Lloyd
Britain
Soviet Union
Patrol plane attacked by MIGs near Korea. tail gunner wounded
A U S Navy patrol plane was attacked by alleged Soviet era MIG fighters about 85 miles east of Wonsan North Korea in international waters of the Sea of Japan. A tail gunner was seriously wounded during six strafing passes by the silver MiG aircraft with red stars.
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Washington
Sea of Japan
Defense Department
Wonsan
North Korea
Pentagon
U.S
Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Facility
Japan
Honshu Island
Tojo's Daughter in U S to Study World Relations
Kimie Tojo 27, daughter of wartime premier Hideki Tojo, visits the United States and plans to study international politics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on a scholarship. She says she has no dislike for America and has met many Americans in Japan who are friendly.
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Tojo
U.S
Japan
America
Kimie Tojo
Hideki Tojo
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
Superman actor George Axves commits suicide in Benedict Canyon
Hollywood reports the death of television Superman actor George Axves at his Benedict Canyon home. He was 45 and reportedly despondent over scarce acting roles after the Superman series ended. A Playboy fiancé Lenore Lemmon was present. she recalled a remark predicting suicide. Reeves planned to marry in Tijuana and had recent boxing ventures. Police noted a gunshot wound from a .30 caliber Luger.
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Hollywood
Superman
George Axves
W. A. Peterson
Reeves
Lenore Lemmon
Miss Lemmon
Tijuana
Mexico
Sgt
Peterson
San Diego
Arie Moore
Benedict Canyon
Beverly Hills
Japan
Billy Graham Praises Russian Morals in Paris Visit
Evangelist Billy Graham said Russians show a high standard of morals, especially regarding sex. After a five day Moscow trip he noted restrained displays in public and clean surroundings during a Paris news conference. He contrasted with his criticism of Britons in London parks.
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Paris
Billy Graham
Moscow
London
Mystery fighter crew in MIG attack over Sea of Japan
Tokyo reports a MIG attack on a U S Navy patrol plane 250 miles from Red China and 350 miles south of Vladivostok. Unanswered who manned the Soviet fighter type. Russians, Red Chinese, and North Koreans all use similar jets. Communist broadcasts in Peiping and Pyongyang gave no mention of the incident.
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Tokyo
Sea of Japan
Red China
Vadivostok
Soviet Union
Far East
Peiping
Pyongyang
Band Leader Ernest Silva Dies in Maine at 60
Ernest F. Silva former Army and Navy bands leader collapsed and died Monday on the University of Maine at Orono campus. He led the Boston Navy Yard and USS St Louis bands and later directed the Harvard University Band and the 5th U S Infantry Band in Portland Maine.
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Westbrook
Maine
Ernest F. Silva
Navy
University of Maine At
Orono
Silva
Boston Navy Yard
Uss St Louis
Harvard University
5Th U. S. Infantry
Portland
Weather Outlook for Southern Illinois
Partly cloudy conditions persist for Southern Illinois with a mild tonight. Wednesday remains fair with little temperature change, lows in the lower 60s, highs near the 80s, and Wednesday night lows in the 60s.
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Illinois
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Carmen Martinez
New York
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